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No, actually he has a point.
The mirrors weren't "worth" £600. They were that much because of a very limited supply and a very high demand.
We just come back to living in a capitalist society. It is what it is.
Smashed into a stationary car and broke off wing mirror. Ouch,ouch,ouch
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No, actually he has a point.
The mirrors weren't "worth" £600. They were that much because of a very limited supply and a very high demand.
We just come back to living in a capitalist society. It is what it is.
KneesUp
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I have no idea.
It means when I needed a car the car before this one I only had £700 spare, and when I needed a car to replace that one because it was written off for me, the insurance company gave me a cheque for £1200.
I don't think you can make any inference as to my intellect from that though, although one might assume that if I were cleverer, less averse to borrowing money to spend on depreciating assets, more ruthless or better at football I might have had rather more than £700 to hand I suppose.
What was your point though?
Incidentally, I don't know what you mean be "a better car" - I've done more expensive, I've done fast, I've done small, I've done slow, and I've done large. And actually, all that matters is can I fit the camping stuff in, is it reliable, does it cost a fortune (total ownership), is everyone comfortable and does the air conditioning work. Beyond that I've discovered that not much truly matters, although the fast ones were more fun on quiet Scottish roads - but as I live in Yorkshire that's not a massive consideration.
Nigel-YZ1
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I don't want a better car.
Got rid of a BMW 3 series cos it was crap. Bought a Suzuki Swift cos it's cheap, frugal, practical and fun.
I've got better things in life to spend my money on. My priorities changed.
Does that mean I'm not honest?
Got rid of a BMW 3 series cos it was crap. Bought a Suzuki Swift cos it's cheap, frugal, practical and fun.
I've got better things in life to spend my money on. My priorities changed.
Does that mean I'm not honest?
Profpointy
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I'm not fussed about a better car - and if I won the lotto I'd not replace it till it conks out to be honest.
(£2500 Saab - though I dare say first owner dropped £30k on it, which does give me a smug feeling)
There are plenty of cyclists who can't believe the idea of spending £3k+ on a bicycle!
Nigel-YZ1
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I'd like better knees, then I'd justify a bike upgrade.
Door mirrors are a lot more than a mirror in a bit of plastic
mirror
indicator
heater
motorised adjuster
motorised "folder"
http://www.lingshondaparts.com/hpl/images_car/17SMG601/imge/B__4300.jpg
plus of course the labour at ??£100/hour?? to fit the replacement. the honda civic mirror shown above needs the interior door panel removed to replace the mirror.
Replacing a bit like that on a car is like replacing the chainset on a bike - hugely expensive compared to the cost on a new bike
Evidence to support that assertion? In most minor accidents (where the impact is from the front) the mirror works as intended and folds safely away, in the case in question the careless cyclist hit the mirror from behind.
i my experince, "wing mirror clashes" in slow moving traffic, with a car passing either direction who gets too close has never resulted in damage as one or other mirror folds or springs.
Nigel-YZ1
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My thoughts as well, does theclaud own a car?
No that means you do not have as much money as you would like. Maybe you had a crap BMW rather than BMW are crap.
KneesUp
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Given that the fundamental purpose of a car is to move - or, in the words as Basil Fawlty "If you're not going to start there isn't much point in having you" then I would argue that BMW don't qualify as a 'good car' given their unreliability.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/9815860/German-cars-lose-out-in-reliability-survey.html
CopperBrompton
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Anything is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.
Indeed they do. So we should ride/drive accordingly.
Haven't we been through this before? I don't intend ever to own a car again. Not least because car ownership appears to be detrimental to thinking straight. I drive a sprinter/transit for work, but not on an everyday basis. The mirrors are not fancy.
